Social work expertise, best interests and the court of protection

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the role social work professional evidence in mental capacity law, specifically Court Protection proceedings. authors analyse how workers perform as givers domain and a profession perceived alongside other professions within context adult care decision-making law. Design/methodology/approach This draws on textual from judgments existing empirical data published elsewhere. contribution expertise best interests formal legal proceedings which, turn, reflects relevant everyday practice. Findings findings include that are well placed be experts However, show has not always endorsed form its judgments, meaning can struggle articulate an expert knowledge base. Originality/value Overall, conclude incredibly valuable about person’s interests, particularly welfare cases planning.